"I think the sort of misplaced childhood sense is probably the only thing about Don Draper that I do have in common. I can't really delve too deeply into the psychoanalysis of it, as I would be underqualified and oversharing," Hamm explained to the magazine.

He went on to say: "I suppose that sensibility resonated at some point during the audition process, and may lend the character or my portrayal thereof some deeper meaning. Wholly unconsciously on my part."